Elena Rivera THE PROS, CONS, AND FUTURE OF WIND ENERGY DA EUs a Ms The electricity is pj" % converted to the A appropriate voltage for 5 distribution = = ‘The wind spins the wind turbine blades which power a generator to create electricity. Wind Energy is the Sth largest “ energy source in the U.S. , The grid transmits the power around the countr Majo energy sources and percent share of ttl US. eletiy “e everson 2018 The electricity reaches your home PROS A single ae 1-megawatt wind turbine in one year can offset 1,800 tons of COZ = produced from burning coal « Wind Energy costs @ $20/MWH, VS @$109/MWH,, 22é Planting 1 square In the last 5 years, Wind Energy costs have decreased 50% while fossil fuel costs have increased Coal Fuel costs mile of forest A In 2012, there were 600,000 bat fatalities due to sounds emitted “yy a from U.S. wind farms 4 “The darker the green he more wind fam there cate nh Top 5 Wind Energy Producing States; - ff Approximately 200,000 Birds are lost per year due to blade collision in the US. 3 The Vortex Bladeless A BRAND NEW bladeless wind turbine that utilizes the swirling ‘motion of the wind to shake the structure back and forth. At the base of the cone are two rings of repelling magnets and when the structure ‘sways one way the magnets go the other which creates kinetic energy that is turned into electricity. © ? No blades=No bird collisions, Is Bladeless It emits little to no sound and doesn't disturb bats , Overall it costs less than the standard wind turbine and still yields similar environmental benefits on CO2 emissions 6 1) The U.S. Department of Eneray 2) American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) 3) AWEA 4) Oxford Bioscience Journal 8) (Image and Information) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) 6) Wired 7) New Atlas 8)EERE 9)The Vortex Bladeless 10) Nuclear Energy Institute 11) U.S. Energy Information Administration